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Short Film: End of Ze World

October 16, 2007

Came across this great short film about Mutually Assured Destruction. It’s not really a political commentary or anything, it’s just funny. Be forewarned however that this one is NOT for the kiddies. Plenty of really bad language in this. Still, you’ll be laughing your A– off mates. PS – Watch out for those nasty kangaroos!

The Power of Nightmares Video Series

September 30, 2007
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The Power of Nightmares, subtitled The Rise of the Politics of Fear, is a BBC documentary film series, written and produced by Adam Curtis. It has a 9.2 rating on IMDB. There are three one-hour films (embedded below), consisting mostly of archive footage with Curtis’s narration, which were first broadcast in the United Kingdom in [...]

US Display of Military Might

September 27, 2007

You don’t ever want to be sitting on a beach and see this heading your way… unless they are coming to rescue you!

Tanks, the Game!

September 25, 2007
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Ok, the best thing about this game is that you can actually play multi-player against a friend – or you can go head to head with the computer. In addition, each time you win a battle you accumulate points which you can use to upgrade your tank with everything from weapons to armor. I found [...]

John Rambo (Rambo 4) Movie Trailer

September 7, 2007

I remember when I saw the very first Rambo movie, First Blood. Me, and every other teenage boy in America were running around trying to buy $5 Chinese versions of that awesome knife! You know a guy is going to love a move with lines like these: Teasle: Are you telling me that 200 of [...]

The Opportunity Cost of War in Iraq

August 31, 2007

Cost of the War in Iraq (JavaScript Error) I was inspired by a fantastic article published by the Sietch Blog called Bending Swords Into Wind Turbines, so I decided to bring together some data to share on the opportunity costs associated with the ongoing war in Iraq. Just to be clear, I’m not espousing any [...]

The Trojan: World’s First Body Armor Exoskeleton

May 17, 2007

A Canadian named Troy Hurtubise, invented a superhuman body suit specifically designed to be worn by troops and police officers which he claims is capable of stopping a range of weapons fire, blades and even shrapnel from IEDs. This isn’t Troy’s first dance either. He previously invented a suit which was intended to be able [...]

Online Iraq War Simulator – Resistance is Futile!

May 5, 2007

Now here is something unique. A little game that allows you to hunt down insurgents in the streets of Iraq. The only catch is, you can’t win! You see, it starts out with a few terrorists running around amidst the civilians in the streets of Iraq. You’ve got your finger on the trigger and you [...]

Political Art of Banksy the Graffiti Guerrilla

March 14, 2007

Hi kids. Today’s art lesson comes in the form of England’s most popular and well known graffiti artist. How popular is he? Well, two men were actually convicted in a UK court for defacing one of his works. That’s right. He tagged a building, they covered it up, and they went to jail! Banksy is [...]

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